The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1887-06-22

conversation hr VIA rurIgff4r. with flA1
decisive, yet c9ulteaH- manner HAT
showed he formed and lad opinions u
his own and meant what b. laid II s
was not "A secondary mind ie.wa- one
of the three distinguished .ou. al Rich
ard King Of seaIboro- EulHs William aud
Gyms.
III FAMILY
Ruff, King has 4 La IJhal equation ~
one Of the great men Of tAe da, If Wa-h.
iu@ton and Jefferson Educated AT llar.
yard he was elected Representative
from Mas~acha>ett, to the Con2rc-. uH
der the Confederation. and delcga'c "a
the Constitutional Convention IL PIHialrE
phia.
In l7si he mogcd 10 New York AN
was one Of the two ff>t Senators from
that State in The tuuglc-, under 'hc Con.
stitutioh; Wa appointed Minister q
Great Britain by Washington: was agaiI
elected 10 the Senate IN IL. aud re-,s4cct
ed in ls20; and IN - President Aaam.
appointed him Minister - the Court u
81. james; returning aftcra year, service
he died in 49,. IN al tIe>e positions Ia
was recognized Us a man Of comuaalin.
abilities
Cyrus King, the younger hall brother
was scarcely les marked for intellectual
power He wa, born ia Scarborough
Sept ,, liz. and VA, educated al tnI
umba College. New York. With tie higl
est honors and WAS private secretary a
| Rufus, when Minister to the Court 81 -
James read law and opened an Office a
Saco; soon rosc 10 the highest lank in hi
profession; * described a. AN adYacat
of unrvalled clpqncnce; wa~ twice eject
nnrlv mo 1r n = va
Gen. william KINGS f,tl,.r .l5..l ,,t,.
IN, was vnlmg. ani h. Iid no, l..,.., ~
ndvantatc. nf rIncation ,,,a, ''I',' Va
Hnfus rninved lie na...s.nd la,,,..I,' ~
.u,n, mental .h,r.,.t,ri,i,.. ~
u.r,lnd Law narSo,,. ,rb,, ln..,,. H., J.. ,
as fully his equal in natural iutcflec,u,
power. Both engaged early in publi
life. They differed widely in their poll
ical prime pies and took opposite >idr,
party politics. Rufus was a Fe,lefali,
and William Il decided Democrat. n
went to fup~ham in l7s7, when ~ ycaI
of age. and worked in mill.
BY his industry and energy he soon Ia
came mill owner aud manufacturer ,
lumber. In lsoo he moved to Bat
where he continued to reside until II
| iltilIl. 1lt tlIll anu bNlllD vessels
was engaged in trade with the We>i |
dies, shipping lun' or and bringing IVA,
cargo : of the products Of the Island
" hile at Top>ham lie was elected rcpr
sentative to the General Court in ~
and again in Los. After hi> removal
Bath he was elected representative fro
that town in lSo4-j=G. In Iso7 lie "
elected senator from the District. Al
again in lSus -9-lo-lI-lN and la-rc-clc,
ed to that body. lie was made Mai
General of the militia in 1911 Dur,l
the trying times of the war of Iel9=l5
gavea patriotic and strong >upport
the national administration of the 20
crnmcnt
Ills rumIc SERVICES.
In fine movements for s.,,,ra,io, FRO
N...ncbu.,.tt. md Tia. ..,,l,li.l,,
an iu,rncul,nt Statp h. took an ar,f
nort mud ,,,. ,,,nL,tic,lI, ~, L.,,ia
The nriitin,,.rs in tLnt Inn, .,,n.,i.
fare Tho consent of In ul,I S,at,,r-,,tll
obtoiurd lie was - aaIroat,. Ia III c,
vrntiun la nrruorn. - enu,tftuti.,, ra,
new Slotc rhat ronvr,tinu wa. ,.,,
uosrd Of mon s,lrctr1 from .,..,,, ,..,,,
Inc District IN, l.ar,,in,, Mimi. MI ,
ness for thc prrat work nf u,cnari,.r +
foundation. of n Government for , Sta,
and il was u marked buu,r he choss,'
preside over IL, ,Irljl,,rgtin,, sn,'l,
mind nS t;o,. KIM. rnnId NJ r.l
lr,vn its imnrn,sinn u,nn tl,,.= ,,,,,l.
the cnny,,ntinn tn1 50 ,l,,f,I,l,. At,
thYt work ACCOMPLISHED tt,.t nn STA
eyer entered thr -ninn with . C,,g.tit
zion better ,.tiniua tIr authority AZ f,
several ,lepart,nrn : of tLp aatorn,nr
oud drclaring mo ri,,h,. ,,,,...S.,,, AMI ,